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both mitt romney, president obama practically tripping over one another. both in new york city today. so much happening in just the course of a couple of hours. we clocked it for you beginning at 7:00 this morning, eastern time, with the president on nbc's "today" show talking education. move that clock forward until 9:00 this morning eastern time, mitt romney speaking at the clinton global initiative. 10:00 this morning, president obama talking to the united nations general assembly saying that the united states, quote, will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. 11:00 this morning, the candidates in new york, appearances here, colliding, first you have the president and the first lady making a taped appearance on "the view." and then mitt romney sitting down with brian williams at nbc for a live discussion on education. couple of hours later, noon, president takes his turn speaking before the clinton global initiative. i want to just play a little sound from that. this is when the president talks about the issue of human traffic
both mitt romney, president obama practically tripping over one another. both in new york city today. so much happening in just the course of a couple of hours. we clocked it for you beginning at 7:00 this morning, eastern time, with the president on nbc's "today" show talking education. move that clock forward until 9:00 this morning eastern time, mitt romney speaking at the clinton global initiative. 10:00 this morning, president obama talking to the united nations general assembly...
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president obama and mitt romney both spoke at the cgi today and former president clinton stole the show at the democratic national convention. he had some tough advice for the republican candidate. mitt romney today came out with this line which was -- went down very well with the audience as you would expect. >> if there's one thing we've learned in this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> what words would you have for mitt romney, given the state of the election campaign right now? >> well, i think, you know, the debates are very important for him. >> crucial? >> i think so. and i think if he's going to double down on that 47% remark, that will cause difficulties because we now know that the overwhelming number of those people work and have children, and the reason they don't pay federal income taxes is their median income is as low as it was in 1995 now, and until the current election season, republicans and democrats supported both the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. i would double the earned income
president obama and mitt romney both spoke at the cgi today and former president clinton stole the show at the democratic national convention. he had some tough advice for the republican candidate. mitt romney today came out with this line which was -- went down very well with the audience as you would expect. >> if there's one thing we've learned in this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> what words would you have...
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well, both president obama and mitt romney spoke at the clinton global initiative up in new york today and that's ahead. they're all genuflecting to the big guy, elvis. he's back. watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." one thing came through loud and clear today at the clinton global initiative up in new york, bill clinton is the man to see. he's so influential mitt romney took time away from the campaign trail to attend the meeting up there today. president obama, too, praised the former president. let's listen to president obama. >> i am grateful for your friendship and your extraordinary leadership, and i think i speak for the entire country when we say that you continue to be a great treasure for all of us. >> so what will the power of bill clinton mean for the 2012 election looking ahead for six weeks and beyond? john heilemann is new york magazine national affairs editor and an msnbc contributor. and i must give you congratulations, john. i was out there with you, you and mark halperin wrote the book that picked up four, count them, four emmy
well, both president obama and mitt romney spoke at the clinton global initiative up in new york today and that's ahead. they're all genuflecting to the big guy, elvis. he's back. watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." one thing came through loud and clear today at the clinton global initiative up in new york, bill clinton is the man to see. he's so influential mitt romney took time away from the campaign trail to attend the...
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well, both president obama and mitt romney spoke at the clinton global initiative up in new york today and that's ahead. they're all genuflecting to the big guy, elvis. he's back. watching "hardball," the place for politics. how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our c
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., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> in both florida and colorado, searches by state republicans have found the number of illegal voters to be less than 1/10 of 1%. and that's what republican say it is, so it's actually probably lower than that. but the best case republicans can make is less than 1/10 of 1%. that's the best they can come up with. faced with that evidence, colorado's secretary of state says quote we have real vulnerabilities in the system. by vulnerabilities what they obviously mean are voters inclined to vote for president obama. republicans think that one easy way of targeting those voters is by aiming their voter suppression laws at black and latino voters who poll overwhelmingly in support of president obama. the most reliable republican voter is of course the white male voter. mitt romney leads president obama with white males 58 to 34 in the latest numbers from gallup. indeed if you listen to the romney campaign long enough, it sounds like it is targeted exclusively to white males who not so long ago were the only
., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> in both florida and colorado, searches by state republicans have found the number of illegal voters to be less than 1/10 of 1%. and that's what republican say it is, so it's actually probably lower than that. but the best case republicans can make is less than 1/10 of 1%. that's the best they can come up with. faced with that evidence, colorado's secretary of state says quote we have real vulnerabilities...
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both come from the romney campaign and both repeat distortions and outright everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. >>> keeping them honest now, a pair of romney campaign ads bend the truth, frankly. both come from the romney campaign and both repeat distortions and outright falsehoods that have been debunked time and time again. here's one titled apology tour. >> the president began with an apology tour of going to various nations and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. the reason i call it an apology tour, you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and to saudi arabia and to turkey and iraq, and you skipped israel, our closest
both come from the romney campaign and both repeat distortions and outright everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special...
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so amazing to listen to john mccain, because he and mitt romney were both against going into pakistan to kill osama bin laden and when those guys say that al qaeda hasn't been weakened by killing osama bin laden, you know, i don't understand what alternate universe they're living on. the clip of mitt romney which was -- originally was in the film was cut on national geographic which did record ratings last night but now this movie's on netflix and you can see it with the mitt romney clip that you just showed on the air. >> i didn't think i saw that in my version but i have seen it since. tell me about your view of the election, because lots of polls flying around. you're used to all these in your industry. how seriously do you take them? what are you feeling on the ground? i know you're an obama supporter but are you still a bit nervous that the vote may not come out tomorrow? >> you know, i voted for george pataki and for rudy giuliani and i voted for michael bloomberg. i think it's interesting now that a lot of republicans that i know over the last few months have seen inconsistenci
so amazing to listen to john mccain, because he and mitt romney were both against going into pakistan to kill osama bin laden and when those guys say that al qaeda hasn't been weakened by killing osama bin laden, you know, i don't understand what alternate universe they're living on. the clip of mitt romney which was -- originally was in the film was cut on national geographic which did record ratings last night but now this movie's on netflix and you can see it with the mitt romney clip that...
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they both laid out a vision that was a more laissez-faire vision laid out by mitt romney. and president obama said he wanted to have a very balanced approach when it comes to the deficit. we got a mandate for that. and part of the mandate, taxes will have to be raised on people who have done well in america, will have to do well by america and pay america back. he has been consistent on that for a year. >> you are looking at the picture in boston. romney's hometown, cheering amongst romney supporters there as well. >> i'm not sure either candidates laid out a true vision. right now is opportunity for both republicans and the president, and i was told that the president, as early as the end of the week, may give an economic speech. >> we're expecting to hear from president obama tonight, as well as from governor romney. we'll bring you those -- both of those speeches as soon as they happen. a lot to digest not only tonight but in the weeks ahead. >> fiscal cliff coming up very, very soon. does need to lay out what everyone expects him to lay out. >> who needs to give more?
they both laid out a vision that was a more laissez-faire vision laid out by mitt romney. and president obama said he wanted to have a very balanced approach when it comes to the deficit. we got a mandate for that. and part of the mandate, taxes will have to be raised on people who have done well in america, will have to do well by america and pay america back. he has been consistent on that for a year. >> you are looking at the picture in boston. romney's hometown, cheering amongst...
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both come from the romney campaign and both repeat distortions and outright falsehoods that have been debunked time and time again. here's one titled apology tour. >> the president began with an apology tour of going to various nations and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. the reason i call it an apology tour, you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and to saudi arabia and to turkey and iraq, and you skipped israel, our closest friend in the region. >> that's mitt romney repeating a charge that he's been making since the campaign began. the actual words came from the final debate this week in florida and just like all the other times, fact checkers have called the charge flat out false. it's called pants on fire false. this on debate night from our own fact checker, john berman. >> so what are the facts here? when the president took office he did travel to several countries talking about american foreign policy. in france, for example, he said america has shown arrogance and had been dismissive, even derisive though he also criticized europe in
both come from the romney campaign and both repeat distortions and outright falsehoods that have been debunked time and time again. here's one titled apology tour. >> the president began with an apology tour of going to various nations and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. the reason i call it an apology tour, you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and to saudi arabia and to turkey and iraq, and you skipped israel, our closest friend in the...
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and both governor romney and i agree we should lower our tax rate. it's too high. there is a difference on how we would do it. i want to close loopholes that allow companies to duct expenses when they move to china, that allow them to profit offshore. and not have to get taxed so they have tax advantages offshore. all of those changes would make a difference. governor romney wants to expand those tax breaks. one of his big ideas when it comes to corporate tax reform would be to say if you invest overseas, you make profits overseas, you don't have to pay u.s. taxes. of course, if you are a small business, mom and pop business, or a big business, you have to pay a reduced rate even that governor romney is talking about, and it's estimated that will create 800 million new jobs. problem is, they'll be in china, or india, or germany. that's not the way we'll create jobs here. the way we'll create jobs here, not just create our jobs, but double our exports. we are on pace to double our exports. creating tens of thousands of jobs across the country. that's why we kept on
and both governor romney and i agree we should lower our tax rate. it's too high. there is a difference on how we would do it. i want to close loopholes that allow companies to duct expenses when they move to china, that allow them to profit offshore. and not have to get taxed so they have tax advantages offshore. all of those changes would make a difference. governor romney wants to expand those tax breaks. one of his big ideas when it comes to corporate tax reform would be to say if you...
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romney just won't say. >> now, romney has called the request for his taxes a political distraction. however, he's never turned the tables. if you look at the record of both candidates, they are keeping a lot of secrets. obama who got elect order a pledge to bring transparency to washington says, however, that's exactly what he did as president. >> we have put this place the toughest ethics laws and you have teoughest transparency ruls of any administration in hist y history. by the way, since the founding of the country where all of you can find out who visits the white house. first time in history. >> but on other key policy questions, the obama administration has cut access to government information. and it now spending over $11 billion on secrecy, be an all-time high. the president has instructed his lawyers to defend some of the broadest determinations of secrecy powers. foek, t for example, the drone program. a recent freedom of information request asks how it's used to kill suspected terrorists, butt administration argues it shouldn't have to say whether the program exists. as
romney just won't say. >> now, romney has called the request for his taxes a political distraction. however, he's never turned the tables. if you look at the record of both candidates, they are keeping a lot of secrets. obama who got elect order a pledge to bring transparency to washington says, however, that's exactly what he did as president. >> we have put this place the toughest ethics laws and you have teoughest transparency ruls of any administration in hist y history. by the...
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but actually, both romney and obama, they both support standardized tests and having some measures, some accountability the. but the question is, how do you keep and maintain that accountability, but still -- where you're not spending your classroom instruction time merely practicing and rehearsing for these tests. and not giving students the broad education. and that's sort of the real rub here, wolf. >> it's a great subject and i'm glad you're investigating. thanks very much. >>> the presidential candidates have been attacking each other for months but all of a sudden raising the other man's debating skills. our own john berman is very suspicious about what's going on. re using nothing at all. but neosporin® eczema essentials™ is different. its multi-action formula restores visibly healthier skin in 3 days. neosporin® eczema essentials™. heaven on your palate." in other heavenly news, all our yoplait light flavors are now 90 calories each. and cue the angels. what? ok. we don't have angels. yoplait. it is so good. not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, b
but actually, both romney and obama, they both support standardized tests and having some measures, some accountability the. but the question is, how do you keep and maintain that accountability, but still -- where you're not spending your classroom instruction time merely practicing and rehearsing for these tests. and not giving students the broad education. and that's sort of the real rub here, wolf. >> it's a great subject and i'm glad you're investigating. thanks very much....
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there's a good chance mitt romney will win both of those and put him in a more commanding position. the question is out there, though, is the turnout down significantly tonight? what should we read into that? >> and there's some early indication that it's down about 20%. >> he is locked in tight races with some of these battleground states with obama head to head. but there are some things that are changing. if he can win and wrap this up quakely, it will allow him to pivot and do more than essentially beat up on obama. i think he has to present himself as a much fuller candidate and connect in ways far i don't mean to what he's done. he has to listen and relate to people who are lower income people. >> so he has to shed santorum and gingrich before he can do that? >> the key point you were making is it has to be wrapped up. >> yes. >> from what we've heard from newt gingrich's daughters and from our own reporting is that newt gingrich is resetting his campaign, and that's probably what we're going to hear about tonight. that we've learned he's been meeting not only with campaign do
there's a good chance mitt romney will win both of those and put him in a more commanding position. the question is out there, though, is the turnout down significantly tonight? what should we read into that? >> and there's some early indication that it's down about 20%. >> he is locked in tight races with some of these battleground states with obama head to head. but there are some things that are changing. if he can win and wrap this up quakely, it will allow him to pivot and do...
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it will be interesting to see how her speech compares to ann romney. >> i think both of these men, mitt romney and president obama are blessed with wonderful wives. ann romney did a fabulous job last week. i'm sure michelle obama will do a wonderful job. she's a wonderful woman, great mother, the love of his life. and i think all of that will come through in her remarks tomorrow night. just as it came through with ann romney's speech in tampa a few days ago. i think this will be one of the highlights of this convention, the michelle obama speech. >> they're going to want to talk about ann romney's role, humanizing mitt romney. different role for michelle obama, though? >> she helps people get a sense of who barack obama is as a guy. and she's a great speaker. she speaks in simpler, more relatable terms sometimes than her husband. i'm anderson cooper, wolf blitzer, jessica yellin, candy crawly, gloria borger, join us. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays,
it will be interesting to see how her speech compares to ann romney. >> i think both of these men, mitt romney and president obama are blessed with wonderful wives. ann romney did a fabulous job last week. i'm sure michelle obama will do a wonderful job. she's a wonderful woman, great mother, the love of his life. and i think all of that will come through in her remarks tomorrow night. just as it came through with ann romney's speech in tampa a few days ago. i think this will be one of...
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but actually both romney and obama they both support standardized tests and having some measures, some accountability. but the question is how do you keep and maintain that accountability but still have where you're not spending all your classroom and instruction time merely practicing and rehearsing for the test. >> it's a great subject. glad you're investigating, thanks very much. >>> both sides all of a sudden are praising the other man's debating skills. our own john berman's very suspicious about what's going on. and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold new styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. introducing the redesigned 2013 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer fo
but actually both romney and obama they both support standardized tests and having some measures, some accountability. but the question is how do you keep and maintain that accountability but still have where you're not spending all your classroom and instruction time merely practicing and rehearsing for the test. >> it's a great subject. glad you're investigating, thanks very much. >>> both sides all of a sudden are praising the other man's debating skills. our own john berman's...
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men and women both rejected the president's argument. watch. >> for 18 months, he's running on the tack plan, and now he's saying his big, bold idea is never mind. and the fact is that if you are lowering the rates the way you describe, governor, then it is not possible to come up with enough loopholes and deductions to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. >> that was the president. the lowest moment according to the focus group in colorado. governor romney's lowest point, halfway through the debate. 9:43 p.m. eastern, when he talked about cuts to entitlements. >> but on medicare, for current retirees, he's cutting 7$716 billion from the program, but not overpaying hospitals and provider, we will reduce rates you get paid across the board, everybody getting a lower rate. that's not just going after abuse, that's cutting the rates. 15% of hospitals and nursing homes won't take more medicare patients under that scenario. >> erin, what do you make of that? >> real frustration here. and i think you can all agree, w
men and women both rejected the president's argument. watch. >> for 18 months, he's running on the tack plan, and now he's saying his big, bold idea is never mind. and the fact is that if you are lowering the rates the way you describe, governor, then it is not possible to come up with enough loopholes and deductions to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. >> that was the president. the lowest moment according to the focus group in colorado. governor...
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you saw both men at their best today. >> the great sasha eisenberg tweeted this was the mitt romney that david brooks has wanted to see all along, yut lining policy, fluent on thetopics. talk about the president for a second, steve. there has bn aotf consternation and critique in certain corners about the fact that the president isn't meeting with any world leaders. on one point on "the view" talking about what happened in terms of the death of ambassador chris stevens and your assessment of whether this was a good ve loirst of all, on the way he phrases the things on 60 minutes when he talked about the bump in the road he gave his litical opponents ammunition. i don't think there's going to be a long-term efct. the issue raised this week about he shoul hmet with netanya netanyahu, other world leaders, there's some political vulnerability and republicans are probably correct to pick up on that. i think the most significant thing about the noise that's being made about all ts is that i think w have eight or the estif the economy, which was supposed to be the element of the romney campaign
you saw both men at their best today. >> the great sasha eisenberg tweeted this was the mitt romney that david brooks has wanted to see all along, yut lining policy, fluent on thetopics. talk about the president for a second, steve. there has bn aotf consternation and critique in certain corners about the fact that the president isn't meeting with any world leaders. on one point on "the view" talking about what happened in terms of the death of ambassador chris stevens and your...
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. >> both ann and mitt romney and a good part of the convention spent a great deal of time reaching out to women voters. polls show that the republican nominee trails among women voters by double-digits, and i asked her about the so-called gender gap. >> i don't look at it as a problem will, but an opportunity, and that is because why i was grateful for the ability to let people see mitt in a different light and to see how he has lived his life, to see the stories about his mother, and about the feelings she would have had last night seeing all of these elected women and the chance that we had from other women to stand up and say, you know, i have worked with this guy. >> the gap between women and men in the republican party has existed for nearly three decades, but ann romney told me that she senses progress. >> i'm hearing from so many women who may not have considered voting for a republican before that said it is time for the grown-up to come, the man who is going to have, and take this very seriously and take the future of our children very, very seriously. and i very much believe,
. >> both ann and mitt romney and a good part of the convention spent a great deal of time reaching out to women voters. polls show that the republican nominee trails among women voters by double-digits, and i asked her about the so-called gender gap. >> i don't look at it as a problem will, but an opportunity, and that is because why i was grateful for the ability to let people see mitt in a different light and to see how he has lived his life, to see the stories about his mother,...
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what they see so far is no surge for governor romney, they say, and they see that both florida and north carolina are dead heats. that's what they tell us, of course, you have to factor in pro-obama spin, that's coming from obama aides, but dead heats in florida and north carolina, positive for the president, because going in, those states saw polling, advantage governor romney. now, just before i spoke to you, i interviewed one of the president's top campaign aides, stephanie cutter, and i asked her the president's mood today. this is what she had to say. >> he'ser serene, he's calm, h excited. we had an amazing rally last night, in des moines. very emotional. this is his last campaign, that was his last campaign event. he's looking forward to tonight. he did his traditional game of basketball, and now he's spending time with his family. michelle's brother is here. the president's sister is here, and their family. so there will be lots of nieces and nephews running around. he's going to have dinner with his family. and then as the returns start to come in, he'll come downtown and we'll
what they see so far is no surge for governor romney, they say, and they see that both florida and north carolina are dead heats. that's what they tell us, of course, you have to factor in pro-obama spin, that's coming from obama aides, but dead heats in florida and north carolina, positive for the president, because going in, those states saw polling, advantage governor romney. now, just before i spoke to you, i interviewed one of the president's top campaign aides, stephanie cutter, and i...
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first, both governor romney and congressman ryan attacked the president for allegedly robbing medicare. of $716 billion. that's the same attacks they leveled against the congress in 2010. and they got a lot of votes on it. but it's not true. look, here's what really happened. you be the judge. here's what really happened. there were no cuts to benefits at all. none. what the president did was to save money by taking the recommendations of a commission of professionals to cut unwarranted subsidies to providers and insurance companies that were not making people healthier and were not necessary to get the providers to provide the service. and instead of raiding medicare, he used the savings to closed doughnut hole in the medicare drug program. [ applause ] >> then -- you all have to listen carefully to this, this is very important, to add eight years to the medicare trust fund program so it is solvent until 2024. [ applause ] >> so president obama and the democrats didn't weaken medicare, they strengthened medicare. now, when congressman ryan looked into that tv camera and attacked presi
first, both governor romney and congressman ryan attacked the president for allegedly robbing medicare. of $716 billion. that's the same attacks they leveled against the congress in 2010. and they got a lot of votes on it. but it's not true. look, here's what really happened. you be the judge. here's what really happened. there were no cuts to benefits at all. none. what the president did was to save money by taking the recommendations of a commission of professionals to cut unwarranted...
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both candidates fighting to win over undecided voters, and they have only 59 days left to do it. we start in florida, where president obama is speaking this hour in st. petersburg. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin keeping an eye on that for us. jessica, the latest polls give obama a slight lead in florida. you were actually a local reporter there, so you're pretty familiar with the voters in that part of florida. what does the president need to do to widen that gap? >> reporter: hi, randi. well, i was, and since i was in this local market, the number of hispanic voters here has increased exponentially. and so, one of the goals for the president, no doubt, will be to target his appeal to those hispanic, latino voters. as you know, he passed a version of, used his own power to do his own version of the dream act, has gone over very well with latinos. and also, he has targeted parts of the obama care health care measure, enormously popular among latino voters as well, among democrats, democratic-leaning latino voters. so, those are two ways he can win some of the p
both candidates fighting to win over undecided voters, and they have only 59 days left to do it. we start in florida, where president obama is speaking this hour in st. petersburg. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin keeping an eye on that for us. jessica, the latest polls give obama a slight lead in florida. you were actually a local reporter there, so you're pretty familiar with the voters in that part of florida. what does the president need to do to widen that gap? >>...
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both laid out why not to vote for the other guy. but neither has a clear plan for getting us out of the mess. >> it's usually the president's right when he said the private sector is doing fine. he's the guy to vote for. >> if they win the election, their agenda will be simple and straight forward. they spelled it out. they promise to roll back regulations on banks and polluters, on insurance companies and oil companies. they'll roll back regulations designed to protect consumers and workers. >> want to bring in our chief white house correspondent. jessica yellin, you have heard those words many times over and you think both candidates are running on their ability to turn this economy around or at least that's what they'd like us to think. but neither candidate is leveling with americans about the depth of the problem that we could be facing. >> i think that's right, ali. i think part of it is natural politics. neither one of them wants to sound like a pessimist. that's not appealing. but there is an appeal to authenticity and hones
both laid out why not to vote for the other guy. but neither has a clear plan for getting us out of the mess. >> it's usually the president's right when he said the private sector is doing fine. he's the guy to vote for. >> if they win the election, their agenda will be simple and straight forward. they spelled it out. they promise to roll back regulations on banks and polluters, on insurance companies and oil companies. they'll roll back regulations designed to protect consumers...
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both the president and his republican challenger, mitt romney, trying to get their messages across in these crucial campaign swings. mr. romney got to sell himself last week at the gop convention. now it is the president's turn in charlotte, north carolina. what will be the focus? >> good to see you ron. >> good to see you, fred. in charlotte with the sweat to prove it. >> i know. it is sweaty isn't it? the goal of the republican convention was to reintroduce mitt romney, to humanize him, will he spell out specific proposals for term number two or reminding america what he has accomplished during his term? >> i think the two principle goals will be kind of offensive in terms of romney and critical in terms of obama second term. the first goal has to be to kind of paint over the picture, repaint the picture they have been working on about mitt romney all summer in swing states. they spent millions of dollars of ads portraying him as the problem in the economy and arguing he has enriched the few at the expense of the many. the republican campaign made it very concerted effort to undo th
both the president and his republican challenger, mitt romney, trying to get their messages across in these crucial campaign swings. mr. romney got to sell himself last week at the gop convention. now it is the president's turn in charlotte, north carolina. what will be the focus? >> good to see you ron. >> good to see you, fred. in charlotte with the sweat to prove it. >> i know. it is sweaty isn't it? the goal of the republican convention was to reintroduce mitt romney, to...
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now, both candidates, they're back on the campaign trail today re-energized mitt romney. he is at a rally with his running mate paul ryan. president obama's campaign event is getting underway right now. you're seeing live pictures there in denver. expect the president to start speaking in a minute as soon as he starts, of course, we'll bring that to you. jessica yellin is at that event as well, and jessica, we've heard a lot of spin. we've heard it late last night. we've heard it early into the morning. is there a point where the surrogates, the supporters who you are talking to acknowledged that the president needs to do better, he needs to move on, he needs to make up for what happened last night? >> no one is officially with the campaign will say that, suzanne. i am talking to democrats who definitely are agreeing with that, and i'm sure you are. they're arg urg that mitt romney was not really truthful, and i think we'll see in the coming days and weeks that the campaign will take on some of the claims that went unanswered last night by the president, but it doesn't re
now, both candidates, they're back on the campaign trail today re-energized mitt romney. he is at a rally with his running mate paul ryan. president obama's campaign event is getting underway right now. you're seeing live pictures there in denver. expect the president to start speaking in a minute as soon as he starts, of course, we'll bring that to you. jessica yellin is at that event as well, and jessica, we've heard a lot of spin. we've heard it late last night. we've heard it early into the...